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remembrance vs memory

memory vs remembrance

remembrance and memory both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
remembrance Yes No No No
memory Yes No No No
As nouns, memory is a hypernym of remembrance; that is, memory is a word with a broader meaning than remembrance:
  • remembrance: the ability to recall past occurrences
  • memory: the power of retaining and recalling past experience
Other hypernyms of remembrance include retention, retentiveness, retentivity.
remembrance (noun) memory (noun)
the ability to recall past occurrences an electronic memory device
a recognition of meritorious service the power of retaining and recalling past experience
the cognitive processes whereby past experience is remembered
something that is remembered
the area of cognitive psychology that studies memory processes
Difference between remembrance and memory

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